The school in Cambridge, Massachusetts quickly slammed the move as “unlawful” and said it would hurt both the campus and the country, while one student said the community was “panicking.”
The loss of foreign nationals -- more than a quarter of its student body -- could prove to be a huge financial blow to Harvard, which charges tens of thousands of dollars a year in tuition.
Harvard, which has sued the government over a separate raft of punitive measures, fired back, calling the move “unlawful.”
“This retaliatory action threatens serious harm to the Harvard community and our country, and undermines Harvard’s academic and research mission.”
“It’s scary and it’s saddening,“ the 21-year-old government and classics student told AFP.
“It’s definitely going to change the perception of... students who (might) consider studying there -- the US is getting less of an attractive spot for higher education.”
“The Trump administration is unlawfully seeking to destroy higher education in the United States. It now demands that we sacrifice our international students in the process. Universities cannot acquiesce to such extortion,“ it said.
Last month, Trump threatened to stop Harvard from enrolling foreign students if it did not agree to government demands that would put the private institution under outside political supervision.
“All universities must comply with Department of Homeland Security requirements, including reporting requirements under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program regulations, to maintain this privilege,“ she said.
More than 27 percent of Harvard’s enrollment was made up of foreign students in the 2024-25 academic year, according to university data.
“We just got the news, so I’ve been getting texts from a lot of international friends, and I think everyone’s just -- no one knows,“ she said.
On whether students would willingly transfer to other institutions, as suggested by Noem in her letter, Goyer said, “I doubt people would do that.”
A federal judge on Thursday ordered a nationwide halt to any terminations of international students’ legal status, although it was not immediately clear how the ruling would impact those enrolled at Harvard.
It follows aggressive moves by the Trump administration against universities where student activists have protested Israel over the war in Gaza.
Columbia is another top US university targeted by the Trump administration, which has cut $400 million in federal aid to the institution.
Its New York campus was the site of demonstrations calling for an end to violence in Gaza for the past 18 months, and has seen student protesters arrested by federal authorities.
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